JENNIFER SHUSTERMAN

695 Park Avenue Department of Chemistry Hunter College [email protected] New York, NY 10065

EDUCATION University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, California August 2015 Doctor of Philosophy, Chemistry Dissertation - Interactions of Trivalent Lanthanides and Actinides with Solid-Phase Extractants Advisor: Prof. Heino Nitsche Dissertation Committee: Prof. John Arnold, Prof. Darleane Hoffman, Prof. Joonhong Ahn

Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts May 2010 Bachelor of Science, Engineering Science Bachelor of Science, ACS-Certified Chemistry

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE City University of New York- Hunter College New York, NY Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry January 2018-Present

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Livermore, CA Visiting Scientist January 2018-Present

Postdoctoral Researcher in Experimental Nuclear and Radiochemistry Group January 2016-January 2018 Supervisor: Dawn Shaughnessy Graduate Student Intern May 2013-October 2013 Mentor: Harris Mason

University of California at Berkeley Berkeley, CA Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory August-December 2015 Assistant Specialist in the Heavy Element Nuclear and Radiochemistry Group Supervisor: Ken Gregorich

Graduate Student Researcher in the Nitsche Research Group August 2010-August 2015

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA Graduate Student Instructor for Chemistry 146; Spring 2013 Radiochemical Techniques in Nuclear Technology and Forensics

Graduate Student Instructor for Chemistry 105; Spring 2012 Instrumental Analysis

Graduate Student Instructor for Chemistry 1a; Fall 2010 General Chemistry CV Jennifer Shusterman June 2018

Nuclear Chemistry Summer School, Brookhaven National Laboratory Upton, NY Teaching Assistant Summer 2010

Tufts University Medford, MA Teaching Assistant for General Chemistry 2 August 2008-May 2010

OTHER EDUCATION Reactor Operator Summer School Summer 2012 University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA

Nuclear Chemistry Summer School Summer 2009 Brookhaven National Laboratory Upton, New York

FELLOWSHIPS and AWARDS Presidential Travel Award Spring 2018 Hunter College of the City University of New York Stewardship Science Graduate Fellowship (SSGF) August 2011-August 2015 DOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Darleane Hoffman Graduate Fellowship Summer 2014 University of California, Berkeley Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Spring 2014 University of California, Berkeley Best Graduate Poster Summer 2013, Winter 2014 NNSA Stewardship Science Academic Program Symposia Honorable Mention Poster Summer 2013, Summer 2014 NNSA SSGF Annual Review Seaborg Travel Award Summer 2013 University of California, Berkeley Massachusetts Space Grant Consortium grant Spring 2008 Tufts University Exelon Scholarship Fall 2006 Society of Women Engineers

PUBLICATIONS

“The 88Zr neutron-capture cross section- a huge surprise two neutrons from stability” J.A. Shusterman, N.D. Scielzo, E.B. Norman, S.E. Lapi, C.S. Loveless, N.J. Peters, J.D. Robertson, D.A. Shaughnessy, K.J. Thomas, A.P. Tonchev, (Submitted). “Harvesting 48V at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory” C.S. Loveless, B.E. Marois, S.J. Ferran, J.T. Wilkinson, L. Sutherlin, G. Severin, J.A. Shusterman, N.D. Scielzo, M.A. Stoyer, D.J. Morris- sey, J.D. Robertson, G.F. Peaslee, S.E. Lapi, (Submitted). “Rapid Acquisition of Data Dense Solid-State CPMG NMR Spectral Sets Using Multi-Dimensional Statis- tical Analysis” H.E. Mason, E.C. Uribe, and J. A. Shusterman, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2018, (Accepted). “Organic Layer Formation and Sorption of U(VI) on Acetamide Diethylphosphonate-Functionalized Meso-

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porous Silica” E.C. Uribe, H.E. Mason, J. A. Shusterman, and W. W. Lukens, Dalton Trans., 2017, 46. “Probing the interaction of U(VI) with phosphonate-functionalized mesoporous silica using solid-state NMR spectroscopy” E.C. Uribe, H.E. Mason, J. A. Shusterman, A. Bruchet, and H. Nitsche, Dalton Trans., 2016, 45. “Development and Testing of Diglycolamide Functionalized Mesoporous Silica for Soprtion of Trivalent Ac- tinides and Lanthanides” J. A. Shusterman, H.E. Mason, J. Bowers, A. Bruchet, E.C. Uribe, A. B. Kersting, and H. Nitsche, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2015, 7. “Decay Spectroscopy of Element 115 Daughters: 280Rg→276Mt and 276Mt→272Bh” J. M. Gates, K. E. Gre- gorich, O.R. Gothe, E. C. Uribe, G. K. Pang, D. L. Bleuel, M. Block, R. M. Clark, C. M. Campbell, H. L. Crawford, M. Cromaz, A. Di Nitto, Ch. E. Dullman, N. E. Esker, C. Fahlander, P. Fallon, R. M. Farjadi, U. Forsberg, J. Khuyagbaatar, W. Loveland, A. O. Macchiavelli, E. M. May, P. R. Mudder, D. T. Olive, A. C. Rice, J. Rissanen, D. Rudolph, L.G. Sarmiento, J. A. Shusterman, M. A. Stoyer, A. Wiens, A. Yakushev, and H. Nitsche, Phys. Rev. C, 2015, 92. “Analysis of Trivalent Cation Complexation to Functionalized Mesoporous Silica using Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy” J. Shusterman, H. Mason, A. Bruchet, M. Zavarin, A.B. Kersting, and H. Nitsche, Dalton Trans., 2014, 43. “Soluble Sulfate in the Martian Soil at the Phoenix Landing Site” S. P. Kounaves, M. H. Hecht, J. Kapit, R. C. Quinn, D. C. Catling, B. C. Clark, D. W. Ming, K. Gospodinova, P. Hredzak, K. McElhoney, and J. Shusterman, Geophys. Res. Lett., 2010, 37. “Wet Chemistry Experiments on the 2007 Phoenix Mars Scout Lander: Data Analysis and Results” S. P. Kounaves, M. H. Hecht, J. Kapit, K. Gospodinova, L. DeFlores, R. C. Quinn, W. V. Boynton, B. C. Clark, D. C. Catling, P. Hredzak, D. W. Ming, Q. Moore, J. Shusterman, S. Stroble, S. J. West, and S. M. Young,. J. Geophys. Res., 2010, 115.

PRESENTATIONS

“Isotope Harvesting of 88Zr and the Measurement of its Neutron-Capture Cross-Section,” J.A. Shusterman, N. Scielzo, P.Abel, H. Clause, N.D. Dronchi, J.A. Hart, S.E. Lapi, C.S. Loveless, S. McGuinness, E. Norman, G. Peaslee, J.D. Robertson, G. Severin, D. Shaughnessy, M. Stoyer, L. Sutherlin, K.Thomas, A. Tonchev. Methods & Applications of Radioanalytical Chemistry. Kailua-Kona, HI. April 11, 2018. (Invited) “Isotope Harvesting of 88Zr for Neutron-Capture Cross-Section Measurements,” J.A. Shusterman, N. Sci- elzo, D. Shaughnessy, K.Thomas, A. Tonchev, M. Stoyer, S. Lapi, C.S. Loveless, G. Peaslee, S. McGuinness, G. Severin, P. Abel, H. Clause, N. Dronchi, J. Hart, E. Norman, J.D. Robertson, L. Sutherlin. American Chemical Society National Meeting. New Orleans, LA. March 18, 2018. “First LLNL Isotope Harvesting Experiment at the NSCL,” J.A. Shusterman, N. Scielzo, D. Shaughnessy, K.Thomas, A. Tonchev, M. Stoyer, S. Lapi, C.S. Loveless, G. Peaslee, S. McGuinness, G. Severin, P. Abel, H. Clause, N. Dronchi, J. Hart, E. Norman, J.D. Robertson, L. Sutherlin. Hunter College Radiometals Symposium. New York, NY. November 16, 2017. (Invited) “Progress on the measurement of the 88Zr(n,g)89Zr cross section,” J.A. Shusterman, N. Scielzo, D. Shaugh- nessy, K.Thomas, M. Stoyer, A. Tonchev, S. Lapi, C.S. Loveless, G. Peaslee, G. Severin, E. Norman, J. Gates, J.D. Robertson, N. Peters, L. Sutherlin. American Chemical Society National Meeting. San Francisco, CA. April 5, 2017. “Development of organically modified mesoporous silica materials for separations of trivalent lanthanides and actinides,” J.A. Shusterman, H.E. Mason, A. Bruchet, J. Bowers, E.C. Uribe, and H. Nitsche. DOE NNSA Stewardship Science Graduate Fellowship Annual Review. Washington, D.C. June 30, 2015. “Advanced solid-phase extractants for the separation of actinides and lanthanides,” J.A. Shusterman, E.C. Uribe, A. Bruchet, H.E. Mason, and H. Nitsche. American Chemical Society National Meeting. Denver, CO. March 22, 2015 (Invited)

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“Development of Methodologies for Actinide Separations and Preparation of Actinide Targets Using Poly- mer Assisted Deposition,” J.A. Shusterman, A. Bruchet, E.C. Uribe, H.E. Mason, K.E. Gregorich, and H. Nitsche. 2015 Stewardship Science Academic Program Symposium. Santa Fe, NM. March 11-12, 2015. “Advanced solid-phase extractants for the separation of actinides and lanthanides,” J.A. Shusterman, A. Bruchet, H.E. Mason, E.C. Uribe, and H. Nitsche. American Chemical Society National Meeting. San Francisco, CA. August 10, 2014. “Solid-phase extractants for the Separation of Actinides and Lanthanides,” J.A. Shusterman, E.C. Uribe, A. Bruchet, H.E. Mason, and H. Nitsche. Actinide Separations Conference. Albuquerque, NM. May 21, 2014. “Trivalent Actinide and Lanthanide Separations Using DGA Extraction Chromatography,” J. Shusterman. UC Berkeley Department of Chemistry Graduate Research Conference. Berkeley, CA. November 10, 2011.

POSTERS

“Studies on Plutonium Solution Chemistry for Nuclear Data Measurements and Environmental Applica- tions,” J. Shusterman, T. Parsons-Moss, D. Olive, M. Zavarin, A. Kersting, K.Moody, T.F. Wang, D. Shaughnessy, K. Roberts, and B. Bandong. LLNL Postdoctoral Poster Symposium. Livermore, CA. June 7, 2016. “Materials for Actinide Sequestration and Separation Systems for Used Nuclear Fuel,” J.A.Shusterman, E.C.Uribe, A.Bruchet, and H.Nitsche. Berkeley Energy and Resources Collaborative Innovation Expo. Berkeley, CA. October 16, 2014. “Development of Solid Phase Extraction Materials for Actinide and Lanthanide Separations,” J.A.Shusterman, A.Bruchet, H.E.Mason, E.C.Uribe, and H.Nitsche. DOE NNSA SSGF Annual Review. Berkeley, CA. June 23-25, 2014. (Honorable Mention Poster Award) “Solid Phase Extraction Materials for Separations of Actinides and Lanthanides,” J.A.Shusterman, A.Bruchet, E.C.Uribe, H.E.Mason, and H.Nitsche. 2014 Stewardship Science Academic Program Symposium. Bethesda, MD. February 19-20, 2014.(Best Graduate Poster) “Studies on Functionalized Mesoporous Silica using NMR Spectroscopy,” J.A.Shusterman, H.E.Mason, A.Bruchet, and H.Nitsche. LLNL Summer Intern Poster Symposium. Livermore, CA. August 8, 2013. “Solid Phase Extraction Materials for Separations of Actinides and Fission Products,”J.A.Shusterman, E.C.Uribe, A.Bruchet, T. Parsons-Moss, and H.Nitsche. Actinides Conference. Karlsruhe, Germany. July 21-26, 2013. “Solid Phase Extraction Materials for Separations of Trivalent Actinides and Fission Products,” J.A.Shusterman, A.Bruchet, and H.Nitsche. 2013 Stewardship Science Academic Program Symposium and DOE NNSA SSGF Annual Review. Albuquerque and Santa Fe, NM. June 24-28, 2013.(Best Graduate Poster and Honorable Mention Poster Awards, respectively) “Trivalent Actinide and Lanthanide Separations Using Extraction Chromatography,” J.A.Shusterman and H.Nitsche. DOE NNSA SSGF Annual Review. Arlington, VA. July 25-27, 2012. “Trivalent Actinide and Lanthanide Separations Using DGA Extraction Chromatography,” J.A.Shusterman, J. Champion, and H.Nitsche. International Conference on Methods and Applications of Radioanalytical Chemistry. Kailua-Kona, HI. March 25-30, 2012. “Progress Toward Neutron-Induced Fission Measurements of 240Am and 237U,” E.M Gantz, J.A.Shusterman, J. Champion, P.A. Ellision, and H.Nitsche. 2012 Stewardship Science Academic Alliances Symposium. Washington, D.C. February 22-23, 2012. “Functionalized Mesoporous Materials for Plutonium Complexation,” T. Parsons-Moss, L.K. Schwaiger, A. Hubaud, J. Shusterman, H. T¨uys¨uz,P. Yang, H. Nitsche, N.S. Venkataramanan, B. Ramanujam, K. Bala- subramanian. 4th Annual Academic Research Initiative Grantees Conference. Alexandria, VA. April 26-28,

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PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS American Chemical Society Tau Beta Pi Honor Society

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